Ship&#39;s table.



S. GRZYBOWSKI.

SHIP'S TABLE.

APPLICATION FILE-D FEB. 25, 1915.

Patented June 8, 1915.

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STANISLAW GRZYBOWSKI, OF FORT VV'AYNE, INDIANA.

SHIPS TABLE.

To all whom it may concern: r V 1 .Be it known that, I, STANIsLAw GRzY- BowsKI, a subject of the Czar of Russia, re

siding at Fort WVayne, in the-county of Allen'and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ships Tables, of which the following is a specification. I

This ,inventionrelates to certain new and useful improvements in ships tables.

:An object of the invention is to provide a table for ships that will always assume a horizontal position so that'the articles resting thereon will not be upset or thrown therefrom when the ship carrying the same encounters rough seas.

A further object of the invention is to provide a ships table of the self-leveling type and wherein the weight is laterally adjustable relative to the table base so that the same may be set to assume a normal horizontal position regardless of any defects in the construction or manufacture of the table.

With the above general objects in view:

and others that will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and then claimed.

In the accompanying drawing in which is shown the preferred embodiment of the present invention and'to which reference is had herein by like characters designating corresponding parts throughout the several views :Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of a ships table built in accordance with the Fig. 4 is a detail view, partly in section, of one ofthe supporting legs, illustrating the present invention. Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view of a portion of the table supporting base member with the weight attached thereto and the suspending bolt for the weight partially broken away, better to illustrate the slotted base. tom plan view of a portion of the top supporting base, illustrating the communicating angularly-disposed dove-tailed slots, and,

manner of retaining the ball bearings in position.

Referring more in detail to the accompanying drawing, the reference numeral 10 designates the table top which may be of any suitable shape in plan view, either square, round, or as desired, and the supporting member therefor includes the bowl-shaped mem- Specification of Letters Patent.

Fig. 3 is a botber 11 increased in cross-sectional area at connectedbythe band 16 for holding the same rigid while the upper ends thereof are provided with removable heads 17 adapted for supporting the base 11. The removable heads 17 carry screws 18 adapted to be re ceived in the upper ends of the legs 15, and as shown in Fig. 1, are preferably formed. triangular in side elevation." The upper wall of'the head 17 is provided with a central opening 19" through which the anti friction ball 20 projects as'shown in Fig.1} A lateral 'recess21 is formed in one of theside faces of the head 17 to facilitate the positioning of the ball'20 within the head and this recess is closed by the side plate22 held in-position' by the fastening screws 23. Any suitable number of legs 15 may be pro vided, and of course the balls 20 projecting through the openings 19 in the heads 17 afford a rolling contact for the tablelbase supporting member 11.

The outer bottom face-0f the member 11 is constructed to constitute a support for a pendant weight, and as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the lower end 12 of increased cross-sectional area is provided with angularly-disposed dove-tailed slots 24 provided at their outer ends with enlarged openings 25 while the inner ends thereof meet to provide a' common central opening 26. The pendant weight 27 is mounted on the bolt 28 while the head 29 of the bolt is positioned within the dove-tailed slots 24 as shown in Fig. 1,

"and to hold the weight in position on the bolt 28, T'have provided the lock nut 30 threaded on to the lower end of the bolt.

The head 29 of the bolt is introduced into the slots 24 through either of the enlarged end openings 25 and the bolt may then be shifted to the desired position through the slots and pass the common central opening 26 to enter the desired slot. Should the table be constructed so that when the weight 27 is centrally disposed, it will assume an angular position, the said weight and carrying bolt 28 may be shifted in the desired direction through the preferred slot 2& and

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Application filed February 25, 1915. Serial No. 10,491. I

be held in such position by tightening the look nut 30 so as to hold the base member 11 and the weight relatively immovable. It is to be noted that the upper wall of the Weight 27 is curved coincident to the curvature of the base, so that the upper end of the weight will contact the base throughout its length.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of the present invention, I do not wish to confine myself to the exact details of construction shown, as various forms, modifications and arrangements of the parts as shown may be had Without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What I claim as new is:

,1. A ships table comprising a top, a bowlshaped base carried by thetop, angularlydisposed dove-tailed grooves formed, in the bottom of the base, a bolt having'a-head seated, in Said grooves, a weight carried by said bolt ,'and ball-bearing carrying memers r upport ng t b se 2, A ships table comprising atop, a hollow semi-spherical base member carried thereby and beingv .of increased cross-sectional area at the center thereof, angularlydisposed dove-tailed grooves formed in said copies log -ties ast in y 3 9 obt iree 19? ve en s sh, by r s n h Commi s mic 91 ete-1 7 A member, said groo es terminating in enlargedopenings ,at their outer ends and all meeting in thecenter to p ovi e a Single opening, a bolt having a head disposed Within said grooves, a weight carried by saidf bolt, means for holding the bolt and weight immovable relative to said base member, supporting legs, and antifriction members between the legs and base.

3. A ships table comprlslng a top, a'bowl-.

shaped base carried thereby and being continuously curved, dove-tail grooves formed in said base and having straight bottom 7 walls, a headed bolt slidably mounted in said grooves, a weight carried bysaidbolt and having its upper face curved c oincident'to thevourvature of the outer face of the base,

means for holding the base and'weight relamounted in said grooves and adapted to be selectively positioned therein,

In testimony whereof I-afiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses,

STAN-ISLAW GRZYBOWSKL Witnesses:

.Qr'ro E. FU L N, Rosa Gr. Syvn'rz.

1 Washington, 20,0. 

